| 100% | AGITATO | 7 | Italian instruction to play music restlessly |
| 46% | ARCO | 4 | Instruction to play with the bow |
| 46% | ACCOMPANY | 9 | To play music along with another musician |
| 45% | BYEAR | 5 | One way to play music |
| 45% | LEGATO | 6 | Musical instruction to play notes smoothly |
| 44% | DOLCE | 5 | Musical instruction to play sweetly and softly |
| 43% | MODERATO | 8 | Musical instruction to play at a moderate pace |
| 43% | SLAPBASS | 8 | Way to play music that's a hit? |
| 43% | SERENADE | 8 | To play music or sing a song for someone you love |
| 43% | DJS | 3 | They're booked to play music at weddings: Abbr. |
| 42% | WIRELESSSPEAKER | 15 | What you might use to play music on a beach |
| 41% | TUTTI | 5 | For all to play, in music |
| 41% | BYEAR | 5 | Way to play without sheet music |
| 41% | SERENADE | 8 | To play or sing music in honor of someone |
| 41% | TACET | 5 | Music direction to stop playing |
| 40% | ALLEGRO | 7 | Musical instruction to play a piece quickly in a brisk lively manner |
| 40% | RADIO | 5 | It was used to play music for the first time in 1906 |
| 39% | ADAGIO | 6 | Instruction for music to be performed slowly |
| 38% | DIRGE | 5 | Music unlikely to be played at a party |
| 38% | IACHIMO | 7 | Italian friend to Philario in William Shakespeare play Cymbeline |
| 38% | PENSATO | 7 | Music note only to be thought about, not played |
| 37% | LULLABY | 7 | Soothing music played to calm a child |
| 36% | AMABILE | 7 | Italian musical term to play charmingly; friendly |
| 35% | METRONOME | 9 | Device to help music students play in rhythm |
| 35% | CUETHEMUSIC | 11 | Instruction to start playing ... or a hint to the end of 18-, 24-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 34% | DACAPO | 6 | In music, instruction to repeat from the beginning |
| 34% | TAPE | 4 | 8-Track ___, technology that allowed pre-recorded music to be played continuously |
| 33% | BOCCE | 5 | Italian sport that requires balls to play |
| 32% | EATME | 5 | Instruction to Alice |
| 32% | STET | 4 | Instruction to retain |